15:1 [] Meta de tauta htoimasen eiV eauton o Abessalwm amaxaV kai ippouV kai penthkonta andraV, dia na trecwsin emprosqen autou.

15:2 Kai eshkoneto o Abessalwm prwi, kai istato eiV ta plagia thV odou thV pulhV× kai opote tiV ecwn diaforan tina hrceto proV ton basilea dia krisin, tote o Abessalwm ekalei auton proV eauton kai elegen, Ek poiaV polewV eisai; O de apekrineto, O douloV sou einai ek thV deinoV fulhV tou Israhl.

15:3 Kai elege proV auton o Abessalwm, Ide, h upoqesiV sou einai kalh kai orqh× plhn den einai oudeiV o akouwn se apo merouV tou basilewV.

15:4 Elege proseti o Abessalwm, TiV na me ediwrize krithn tou topou, dia na erchtai proV eme paV ostiV ecei diaforan h krisin, kai na dikaionw auton.

15:5 Kai opote tiV eplhsiaze dia na proskunhsh auton, hplone thn ceira autou kai epianen auton kai efilei auton.

15:6 Kai ekamnen o Abessalwm kata touton ton tropon eiV panta Israhlithn ercomenon proV ton basilea dia krisin× kai upeklepten o Abessalwm taV kardiaV twn andrwn Israhl.

15:7 [] Kai eiV to teloV tessarakonta etwn eipen o Abessalwm proV ton basilea, AV upagw, parakalw, dia na ekplhrwsw thn euchn mou, thn opoian huchqhn eiV ton Kurion, en Cebrwn×

15:8 dioti o douloV sou huchqh euchn, ote katwkei en Gessour en Suria, legwn× Ean o KurioV me epistreyh twonti eiV Ierousalhm, tote qelw prosferei qusian eiV ton Kurion.

15:9 Kai eipe proV auton o basileuV, Upage en eirhnh. Kai shkwqeiV, uphgen eiV Cebrwn.

15:10 Apesteile de o Abessalwm kataskopouV eiV pasaV taV fulaV tou Israhl, legwn, KaqwV akoushte thn fwnhn thV salpiggoV, qelete eipei O Abessalwm ebasileusen en Cebrwn.

15:11 Kai uphgan meta tou Abessalwm diakosioi andreV ex Ierousalhm, keklhmenoi kai uphgan en th aplothti autwn kai den hxeuran ouden.

15:12 Kai prosekalesen o Abessalwm Acitofel ton Gilwnaion, ton sumboulon tou Dabid, ek thV polewV autou, ek Gilw, enw prosefere taV qusiaV. Kai h sunwmosia hto dunath kai o laoV eplhquneto adiakopwV plhsion tou Abessalwm.

15:13 [] Hlqe de mhnuthV proV ton Dabid legwn, Ai kardiai twn andrwn Israhl estrafhsan katopin tou Abessalwm.

15:14 Kai eipen o Dabid proV pantaV touV doulouV autou touV meq' autou en Ierousalhm, Shkwqhte, kai aV fugwmen× dioti den qelomen dunhqh na diaswqwmen apo proswpou tou Abessalwm× speusate na anacwrhswmen, dia na mh epitacunh kai katafqash hmaV kai sprwxh to kakon ef' hmaV kai pataxh thn polin en stomati macairaV.

15:15 Kai oi douloi tou basilewV eipan proV ton basilea, EiV pan, o, ti eklexh o kurioV mou o basileuV, idou, oi douloi sou.

15:16 Kai exhlqen o basileuV kai paV o oikoV autou katopin autou. Kai afhken o basileuV taV deka gunaikaV taV pallakaV dia na fulattwsi ton oikon.

15:17 Kai exhlqen o basileuV kai paV o laoV katopin autou, kai estaqhsan eiV topon makran apeconta.

15:18 Kai panteV oi douloi autou eporeuonto plhsion autou× kai panteV oi Cereqaioi kai panteV oi Feleqaioi kai panteV oi Getqaioi, exakosioi andreV, oi elqonteV opisw autou apo Gaq, proeporeuonto emprosqen tou basilewV.

15:19 Tote eipen o basileuV proV Ittai ton Getqaion, Dia ti ercesai kai su meq' hmwn; epistreyon kai katoikei meta tou basilewV, dioti eisai xenoV, kai malista eisai metwkismenoV ek tou topou sou×

15:20 cqeV hlqeV, kai shmeron qelw se kamei na periplanasai meq' hmwn; egw de upagw opou dunhqw× epistreyon kai labe kai touV adelfouV sou× eleoV kai alhqeia meta sou.

15:21 O de Ittai apekriqh proV ton basilea kai eipe, Zh KurioV, kai zh o kurioV mou o basileuV, opou kai an hnai o kurioV mou o basileuV, eite eiV qanaton, eite eiV zwhn, bebaiwV ekei qelei eisqai kai o douloV sou.

15:22 Kai eipen o Dabid proV ton Ittai, Elqe loipon, kai diabaine. Kai diebh o Ittai o GetqaioV kai panteV oi andreV autou kai panta ta paidia ta met' autou.

15:23 OloV de o topoV eklaie meta fwnhV megalhV, kai diebaine paV o laoV× diebh kai o basileuV ton ceimarron Kedrwn× kai paV o laoV diebh kata thn odon thV erhmou.

15:24 [] Kai idou, proseti o Sadwk kai panteV oi Leuitai met' autou, feronteV thn kibwton thV diaqhkhV tou Qeou× kai esthsan thn kibwton tou Qeou× anebh de o Abiaqar, afou eteleiwse paV o laoV diabainwn apo thV polewV.

15:25 Kai eipen o basileuV proV ton Sadwk, Apostreyon thn kibwton tou Qeou eiV thn polin× ean eurw carin eiV touV ofqalmouV tou Kuriou, qelei me kamei na epistreyw kai na idw authn kai to katoikhthrion autou×

15:26 all' ean eiph outw, Den ecw euareskeian eiV se, idou, egw, aV kamh eiV eme o, ti fanh areston eiV touV ofqalmouV autou.

15:27 O basileuV eipen eti proV Sadwk ton ierea, Den eisai su o blepwn; epistreyon eiV thn polin en eirhnh, kai AcimaaV o uioV sou kai Iwnaqan o uioV tou Abiaqar, oi duo uioi saV meq' umwn×

15:28 idete, egw qelw menei eiV taV pediadaV thV erhmou, ewsou elqh logoV par' umwn dia na moi anaggeilh.

15:29 O Sadwk loipon kai o Abiaqar epaneferan thn kibwton tou Qeou eiV Ierousalhm kai emeinan ekei.

15:30 O de Dabid anebaine dia thV anabasewV twn Elaiwn, anabainwn kai klaiwn kai ecwn thn kefalhn autou kekalummenhn kai peripatwn anupodhtoV× kai paV o laoV o met' autou eicen ekastoV kekalummenhn thn kefalhn autou, kai anebainon poreuomenoi kai klaionteV.

15:31 [] Kai aphggeilan proV ton Dabid, legonteV, O Acitofel einai metaxu twn sunwmotwn meta tou Abessalwm. Kai eipen o Dabid, Kurie, deomai sou, diaskedason thn boulhn tou Acitofel.

15:32 Kai ote hlqen o Dabid eiV thn korufhn tou orouV, opou prosekunhse ton Qeon, idou, hlqen eiV sunanthsin autou Cousai o ArcithV, ecwn diescismenon ton citwna autou kai cwma epi thV o kefalhV autou.

15:33 Kai eipe proV auton o Dabid, Ean diabhV met' emou, qeleiV bebaiwV eisqai fortion ep' eme×

15:34 ean omwV epistreyhV eiV thn polin kai eiphV proV ton Abessalwm, Qelw eisqai douloV sou, basileu× kaqwV estaqhn douloV tou patroV sou mecri toude, outw qelw eisqai twra douloV sou× tote dunasai uper emou na anatreyhV thn boulhn tou Acitofel×

15:35 kai den einai ekei meta sou o Sadwk kai o Abiaqar, oi iereiV; pan o, ti loipon hqeleV akousei ek tou oikou tou basilewV, qeleiV anaggeilei proV ton Sadwk kai Abiaqar, touV iereiV×

15:36 idou, ekei met' autwn oi duo uioi autwn, AcimaaV o tou Sadwk kai Iwnaqan o tou Abiaqar× kai di' autwn qelete apostellei proV eme pan o, ti akoushte.